What tech should a .NET coder use for a new Windows desktop app when presented with a dizzying array of options that include .NET MAUI, WinUI, WinForms, WPF, UWP, Blazor and so on? We've investigated ...

When Satya Nadella took over as Microsoft's CEO, he positioned Microsoft as a mobile- and cloud-focused company. Since then, Microsoft has made significant gains in the cloud industry, with Azure one ...

Microsoft has announced the availability of a public preview of winapp — or the Windows App Development CLI to give it its full title. The open source tool is a single command-line interface for ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

This new Windows AI push needs developers on board for it to truly work. This new Windows AI push needs developers on board for it to truly work. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who ...

In Vernor Vinge’s science fiction novel A Deepness in the Sky, one of the characters works as a software archaeologist, mining thousands of years of code and libraries to find the solutions to ...

Microsoft Corp. said today it’s advancing the local artificial intelligence development capabilities of Windows, as part of an effort to help developers build and experiment and reach new users with ...

Windows Build 2026 positions AI agents as core to native app development. Microsoft Execution Containers add policy-based sandboxing for safer agent code execution. Windows 365, Aion and Solara expand ...

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls. Image: Johnyvino/Unsplash Windows is getting a major developer-focused ...

Microsoft Edge is the first app to receive a new startup optimization that boosts warm app launches by removing unnecessary ...